Centennial International

Centennial International
Genre	music variety
Written by	Alex Barris Alfie Scopp Lesia Zubrak
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	4
Production
Producer(s)	Drew Crossan
Running time	30 minutes
Release
Original network	CBC Television
Original release	18 August – 7 September 1967

Centennial International is a Canadian music variety television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1967.

Premise

This series was produced for the Canadian Centennial with episodes representing the world regions from which Canadians trace their heritage.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Fridays at 8:00 p.m. (Eastern) from 18 August to 1 September 1967, with a final episode on 7 September 1967 at 10:30 p.m..

Episodes

1. Mediterranean nations: starring Sergio Franchi (Italy), folk dancers The Tanets (Greece), Ivan Romanoff orchestra and chorus, and Ahuva Shai (Israel)
2. Britain: hosted by George Murray, starring Barry Morse, the 48th Highlanders of Canada pipe and drum corps, Emerald Isle Step Dancers, St. David United Welsh Choir and Irish singer Anne Linden
3. Caribbean and Latin America: hosted by Elwood Glover, starring Chicho Valle and orchestra, Los Compadres (Mexico), Chico Simon and his quintet (Haiti), Dick Smith (Jamaica), Nilda (Argentina)
4. Europe: hosted by Jan Rubes, starring Edita Symonek (Germany), Isabel Santos (Portugal), Zemplin Slovak Dancers (Czechoslovakia) and a return of Ivan Romanoff's music group